| Cultivar Name: |
Brooks
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| Type |
Cherry |
| Synonyms |
'Selection 12-28'
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| Patent |
The Regents of the University of California (Berkeley, CA) 1989 PP06676
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| Parentage |
'Ranier' x 'Early Burlat'
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| Species |
Prunus avium
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Fresh Market
Shipping
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| Taste |
Sweet
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| Chill Requirement |
500 chill hours required
|
| Bloom Time |
-1
days relative to Bing
|
| S Genotype |
S1S9 |
| CIG |
XVIII |
| Yield |
Medium
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| Flesh Color |
Variable, with rays and streaks of different shades of red and pink extending from skin to pit.
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| Pit |
Semi-freestone
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| Ripening time |
-1
weeks relative to
Bing
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| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
Bing, Rainer, Early Burlat and Tulare
|
| Description |
Orig. at Wolfskill Ranc, Univ. of California, Davis, By P.I. Hansche, W. Beres, J. Doyle, and W.C. Micke. Selection 12-28, a seedling of the cross, (the cross was made in 1969), was planted in February of 1970 and the fruit of the selection was first observed in 1976. Selection 12-28 was then planted at the University of California. Wolfskill Ranch at Winters, Calif., and in 1978 was asexually reproduced by bud grafting. Selection 12-28, named `Brooks` has been tested in a number of locations and evaluated. The evaluation revealed the merit of this new cultivar of cherry tree and resulted in its selection as a promising cultivar. Introd. in 1988. Large, firm fruit with good color. Good productivity.
The characteristics that distinguish `Brooks` are its very high quality, early maturing fruit and outstanding ability to develop uniformly and exceptionally large size fruit. The fruit is quite symmetrical and ripens evenly about one week prior to the popular `Bing` cultivar (unpatented). In comparison with `Early Burlat`, the fruit of `Brooks` is larger, of higher quality and superior firmness. `Brooks` has a flavor which is sweet, well-balanced and exceptional for early season maturity. The tree has demonstrated its ability to perform well in the warmer areas of the State of California.
This is a good producer with low doubling in hot areas.
Low chilling hour requirements. Grows in Zones 6-8
Large, uniform oblate dark red fruit. Firm, fibrous. Flavor exceptional, sweet, well-balanced, rich; not aromatic; overall quality outstanding.
Early harvest and susceptible to rain cracking. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Duarte Nursery Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- California Cherries; Link
- J. AMER. SOC. HORT. SCI., Identification of the Paternal Parent of ‘Bing’ Sweet Cherry and Confirmation of Descendants Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers; Link
- The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, S-genotyping of 25 sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)
cultivars from the Czech Republic; Link
- Sweet Cherry Production and Marketing, 22nd California Small Farm Conference California Small Farm Conference
Sacramento Sacramento
March 1, 2009 March 1, 2009; Link
- Orange Pippin; Link
- RosBREED, Hosted at Mainlab Bioinformatics, Washington State University · Copyright © 2010-2017, CLICK ON LIVE LINK, 'functional genotype list'; Link
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